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Clips from Perry Mason (1957) - The Case of the Jilted Jockey (S02E02)

Your witness.

"Your witness."

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Mr. Horty, after hearing the second shot,

"Mr. Horty, after hearing the second shot,"

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how much time elapsed before you came into the hall?

"how much time elapsed before you came into the hall?"

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How long is not long?

"How long is not long?"

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Uh, 15 seconds, maybe.

"Uh, 15 seconds, maybe."

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Maybe more?

"Maybe more?"

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Maybe.

"Maybe."

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but a man's life is at stake.

"but a man's life is at stake."

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You heard the first shot, is that right?

"You heard the first shot, is that right?"

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Oh, yes, but I thought that was a car backfiring.

"Oh, yes, but I thought that was a car backfiring."

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But it did alert you.

"But it did alert you."

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I mean, you stopped and thought, "What was that?"

"I mean, you stopped and thought, "What was that?""

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Yes, that's right. I did.

"Yes, that's right. I did."

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The door to Johnny Starr's apartment was closed,

"The door to Johnny Starr's apartment was closed,"

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your door was closed,

"your door was closed,"

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yet you heard the shots?

"yet you heard the shots?"

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Well, these apartments are far from soundproof.

"Well, these apartments are far from soundproof."

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You can hear voices in the halls sometimes?

"You can hear voices in the halls sometimes?"

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Oh, sure.

"Oh, sure."

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And now you were listening intently?

"And now you were listening intently?"

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And you heard nothing more?

"And you heard nothing more?"

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Nothing. All right.

"Nothing. All right."

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You opened your door, you looked down the hallway,

"You opened your door, you looked down the hallway,"

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That's right.

"That's right."

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In between the second shot

"In between the second shot"

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and the time you reached the hallway,

"and the time you reached the hallway,"

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you heard nothing?

"you heard nothing?"

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Nothing.

"Nothing."

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of Starr's apartment opening and closing?

"of Starr's apartment opening and closing?"

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No, nothing.

"No, nothing."

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Then how did Tic Barton get out into the hallway?

"Then how did Tic Barton get out into the hallway?"

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Why, I... I don't know.

"Why, I... I don't know."

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couldn't he?

"couldn't he?"

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I mean, you weren't alerted then.

"I mean, you weren't alerted then."

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You would have paid no attention to it.

"You would have paid no attention to it."

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No, I wouldn't, that's right.

"No, I wouldn't, that's right."

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Mr. Horty, you saw Barton run down the stairs.

"Mr. Horty, you saw Barton run down the stairs."

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What did you do?

"What did you do?"

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I went across to Starr's apartment, and I rang the bell.

"I went across to Starr's apartment, and I rang the bell."

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Then I called out, but nobody answered.

"Then I called out, but nobody answered."

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So I rushed to my apartment and called the police.

"So I rushed to my apartment and called the police."

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While you were calling the police,

"While you were calling the police,"

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the murderer could have gently eased out of Starr's apartment

"the murderer could have gently eased out of Starr's apartment"

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and quietly made his way out of the building.

"and quietly made his way out of the building."

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Your Honor, I object.

"Your Honor, I object."

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That calls for a conclusion of the witness.

"That calls for a conclusion of the witness."

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I'll withdraw the question.

"I'll withdraw the question."

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I have no more questions of this witness.

"I have no more questions of this witness."

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JUDGE: Step down, Mr. Horty.

"JUDGE: Step down, Mr. Horty."

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I call Robert Allen.

"I call Robert Allen."

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And now, Mr. Allen, what did the defendant say

"And now, Mr. Allen, what did the defendant say"

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when Mr. Bannion accused him of throwing the race?

"when Mr. Bannion accused him of throwing the race?"

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Tic denied it,

"Tic denied it,"

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said the colt acted sluggish and didn't put out.

"said the colt acted sluggish and didn't put out."

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He inferred that the horse had been doped?

"He inferred that the horse had been doped?"

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MASON I object, Your Honor.

"MASON I object, Your Honor."

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Prosecution knows that's a leading question.

"Prosecution knows that's a leading question."

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If the court please,

"If the court please,"

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this is at best, a hostile witness,

"this is at best, a hostile witness,"

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a longtime friend of the defendant,

"a longtime friend of the defendant,"

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a man who harbored him

"a man who harbored him"

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when the defendant was wanted by the police.

"when the defendant was wanted by the police."

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I ask the court's recognition of this man as a hostile witness.

"I ask the court's recognition of this man as a hostile witness."

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Proceed, Mr. District Attorney.

"Proceed, Mr. District Attorney."

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Thank you, Your Honor.

"Thank you, Your Honor."

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Now, Mr. Allen, did the defendant say, quote,

"Now, Mr. Allen, did the defendant say, quote,"

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I think I know who handled it," unquote?

"I think I know who handled it," unquote?"

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Yes.

"Yes."

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did he tell you that on the night of the murder,

"did he tell you that on the night of the murder,"

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after he left the track, he went home,

"after he left the track, he went home,"

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got his gun and then went to Johnny Starr's apartment?

"got his gun and then went to Johnny Starr's apartment?"

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Yes, but that doesn't--

"Yes, but that doesn't--"

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of making its own interpretation, Mr. Allen.

"of making its own interpretation, Mr. Allen."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Your witness.

"Your witness."

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Mr. Allen...

"Mr. Allen..."

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when the defendant was staying in your apartment,

"when the defendant was staying in your apartment,"

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did you tell him to give himself up?

"did you tell him to give himself up?"

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Yes, I did. But he was afraid, Mr. Mason.

"Yes, I did. But he was afraid, Mr. Mason."

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You can understand that.

"You can understand that."

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So you let him stay on for those two days,

"So you let him stay on for those two days,"

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just long enough to establish him as being in hiding,

"just long enough to establish him as being in hiding,"

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and then you turned him in?

"and then you turned him in?"

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Didn't you telephone the police

"Didn't you telephone the police"

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and tell them Tic Barton was in your apartment?

"and tell them Tic Barton was in your apartment?"

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He didn't kill Johnny Starr.

"He didn't kill Johnny Starr."

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I didn't ask whether he did or not.

"I didn't ask whether he did or not."

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I asked you if you called the police.

"I asked you if you called the police."

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Yes.

"Yes."

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I called the police.

"I called the police."

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After I thought it over,

"After I thought it over,"

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I realized the longer Tic stayed in hiding,

"I realized the longer Tic stayed in hiding,"

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the worse it would look for him.

"the worse it would look for him."

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I thought this was the best way.

"I thought this was the best way."

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You may step down, Mr. Allen.

"You may step down, Mr. Allen."

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Did you have a conversation with the defendant

"Did you have a conversation with the defendant"

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the night before the derby?

"the night before the derby?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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Would you relate to this court

"Would you relate to this court"

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the substance of that conversation?

"the substance of that conversation?"

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Yes, sir.

"Yes, sir."

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I relayed a message to Tic from his wife

"I relayed a message to Tic from his wife"

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that if he had anything to tell her,

"that if he had anything to tell her,"

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he could reach her at Webster-1-2499.

"he could reach her at Webster-1-2499."

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Did you subsequently learn whose phone number that was?

"Did you subsequently learn whose phone number that was?"

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Yes, sir, I did.

"Yes, sir, I did."

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Johnny Starr's.

"Johnny Starr's."

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All right.

"All right."

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Now, Mr. Davis, would you please tell us

"Now, Mr. Davis, would you please tell us"

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what the defendant said

"what the defendant said"

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when you gave him the message from his wife?

"when you gave him the message from his wife?"

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Well, he said that if he thought somebody

"Well, he said that if he thought somebody"

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was trying to take his wife away from him, he'd...

"was trying to take his wife away from him, he'd..."

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He'd kill them.

"He'd kill them."

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Thank you.

"Thank you."

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Your witness.

"Your witness."

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Now, Mr. Davis, were you acquainted

"Now, Mr. Davis, were you acquainted"

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with the deceased, Johnny Starr?

"with the deceased, Johnny Starr?"

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Did he approach you to help fix the Pacific Derby

"Did he approach you to help fix the Pacific Derby"

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by tampering with a horse in any way?

"by tampering with a horse in any way?"

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